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This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

He looked like the ideal husband. He seemed like the perfect father. That's just what they needed. But that's not what they got.

Genres

Drama

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When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$4104962

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

7.133/10

Release Date

09 April 1993

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Roy

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

Pearl

Jonah Blechman

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Marian

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Mr. Howard

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Norma

Zachary Ansley

Zachary Ansley

Skipper

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tracey Ellis

Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Robert Zameroski

Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Travis MacDonald

Travis MacDonald

Psycho

Morgan Brayton

Morgan Brayton

Silver Sister #2

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Truck Driver

Sean Murray

Sean Murray

Jimmy Voorhees

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